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More than 150 81 mm mortar rounds line the ground in the Rashid district of Baghdad July 15. The find, based on a citizen's tip, is part of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, Soldiers' efforts in ‘Operation Raider Nor'easter’ in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad. Photo by Multi-National Corps - Iraq Public Affairs. FOB FALCON — Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers discovered a large weapons cache and detained a suspected special groups criminal during ‘Operation Raider Nor’easter’ in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad, July 15. Based on an Iraqi citizen’s tip,...

TIKRIT, Iraq – Iraqi Army soldiers with the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, uncovered several weapons caches in Sadr City, Baghdad, June 7. The soldiers seized a weapons cache at approximately 5:30 a.m. consisting of an explosively formed projectile, a 155 mm artillery round, an improvised-explosive device, explosive wire, two anti-tank rockets and an anti-aircraft rocket. At approximately 5:45 a.m., soldiers in the same unit discovered two more caches, the first of which consisted of two 60 mm mortar rounds, three machine guns, four Russian sniper rifles, five AK-47 magazines and 200 AK-47 rounds. The second cache consisted of a rocket...